MIT seeks to invest $450m at Hanscom

The Department of Defense has quietly approved an MIT proposal to build a $450 million research facility at Hanscom Air Force Base in Bedford.

Rev. Bradley M. Schaeffer

Priest quits BC board as uproar grows

The Rev. Bradley M. Schaeffer left his post on Thursday amid criticism of his role in supervising a former Jesuit priest who allegedly molested dozens of children over 40 years.

President Obama’s supporters expand efforts in swing states

The well-oiled Obama machine is flexing its organizational might with as much, if not greater, urgency as in 2008.

Raids target EBT card scams

Police raided businesses in Chinatown and Quincy Thursday and charged more than 50 people in connection with alleged scams involving the electronic benefit transfer cards.

Brian McGrory

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A recent award given to the Liberty Mutual board of directors screams that the entire tawdry system of corporate oversight and governance has to be blown up and rebuilt.

Fans got a hands-on experience at Fenway’s famed left-field Green Monster during an open house on Thursday.

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Fenway at 100 | Book excerpt

Fenway Park an indelible part of Boston history

Why is the part so beloved? Explore in this excerpt from the Boston Globe’s keepsake book on the ballpark’s centennial.

Mourners gathered at the memorial service at Winnacunnet High School for Greenland, N.H., police chief Michael Maloney.

Fallen chief mourned as a hero, friend

At least 3,000 mourners joined dignitaries, friends, and family to mourn Greenland Police Chief Michael Maloney, who was killed during a drug raid last week.

Cape filmmaker pleads guilty in tax credit scam

Cape Cod filmmaker Daniel Adams pleaded guilty Thursday to fraudulently obtaining Massachusetts tax credits worth $4.7 million.

A female and her cubs illustrate the polar bears’ dilemma with melting ice in “To the Arctic 3D.,” narrated by Meryl Streep.

Movie Review | Janice Page

‘To the Arctic’ is visually riveting

Meryl Streep narrates this film, and we are left to wonder what she might have made of a script that was a better match for the unforced drama of its cinematography.

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Globe Insiders

Globe Event, Friday, April 27, 8 p.m.

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Globe Insiders are invited to attend the must-see performance and enjoy a Q&A after with the artistic director and several of the dancers.

Inside The Boston Globe

The Globe has asked Senator Scott Brown and Democratic rival Elizabeth Warren (center below) for six years of their tax returns.

Brown mum on request for taxes
Alpha male Freddie (above) teaches a younger chimp about life.

Movie Review | Ty Burr

‘Chimpanzee’ plays to 6 year olds, and Tim Allen fans

DINING

China King opens in Boston’s Chinatown

Capitals 2, Bruin 1

Capitals defeat Bruins to even first-round series

Obituaries

Levon Helm, drummer and singer for the Band
Divina Grossman

New leader chosen for UMass Dartmouth

PHOTOS

Fans dropped in on Fenway Park’s open house

MIT physicist leads effort to scrap the penny

Globe South | Sharon

Living the steampunk aesthetic

Tick explosion is the price of mild weather
Schools chief Carol Johnson proposed a one-time bonus as a ‘proactive step’ amid a backlog in reviews of special ed plans.

Schools lag in special ed plans
The tulips are in full bloom at the Public Garden, and 2-year-old Georgina Foley checked them out Wednesday. Gardeners everywhere suddenly have a lot to do, and drought conditions are making things tougher.

Some New England species may benefit from warming

Metro

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Marching to a familiar sad refrain

Chief Michael Maloney’s funeral had a new significance for five members of the honor guard from Woburn’s Police Department, who buried one of their own in 2010.

Business

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Liberty Mutual’s revenue tripled to nearly $35 billion while Edmund F. Kelly was chief executive.

Liberty Mutual critics decry executive’s pay package

The revelation that Liberty Mutual paid chairman Edmund F. “Ted’’ Kelly roughly $200 million over the past four years has angered some customers and watchdog groups.

Columnists

scot lehiigh

Bill Maher, Ted Nugent pollute the political dialogue

Joan Vennochi

Tarek Mehanna case puts First Amendment on trial

Dan Shaughnessy

This diamond anniversary is a time to shine

Yvonne Abraham

2012, how I miss thee

Brian McGrory

An untimely award
It’s time for the Patriots to pay Wes Welker, Bob Ryan says.

Bob Ryan

Going through the sports thought process

Derrick Z. Jackson

A vibrant Boston needs major avenues for bikes

Opinion | Joshua Green

In Roger Clemens, a useful idiot

Scot Lehigh

Mass. should make Amazon pay sales tax

Brian McGrory

Soaring greed at Liberty Mutual
In this April 19, 1943, photo, a group of Jews is escorted from the Warsaw Ghetto by German soldiers.

Opinion | Jeff Jacoby

Anti-Semitism and the culture of victimhood

kevin cullen

Philosophy lessons

Politics

Political Notebook

White House backs Secret Service head

The White House expressed renewed confidence Thursday in the director of the Secret Service in the midst of a sordid prostitution scandal.

Nation & World

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Sarkozy’s reelection in jeopardy

Nicolas Sarkozy appears to be running neck and neck with his main challenger, the Socialist candidate Francois Hollande, in the first round of voting Sunday.

Sports

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Bearing down when it counts

Tim Thomas allowed two goals as Capitals rookie Braden Holtby made 44 saves in a sterling effort that sent the series back to Boston tied, 2-2.

Movies

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Movie Review | Steve Morse

Bob Marley, who died in 1981 at the age of 36, emerged out of a Jamaican ghetto to become an international music star and an icon to his country.

‘Marley’ a long, uplifting journey of reggae legend

Bob Marley became a reggae music legend, but this film happily does not try to turn him into a saint.

Arts

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Pub rock pioneer Graham Parker reunites with the Rumour

As a Graham Parker fan, Mike Gent was happy to hear that Parker was reuniting with his old band, The Rumour, later this year.

“Harnessing the synergy with Hanscom will ensure the best talent, technologies, and innovations continue to come from Massachusetts and stay in Massachusetts.”

Senator John Kerry 

Magazine

The cover for the April 15 2012 issue

In an artist’s garden
The cover for the April 8 2012 issue

Are fat baseball players a problem?
The cover for the April 1 2012 issue

45 best breakfast joints around Boston
The cover for the March 25 2012 issue

Snorkeling vacations you can’t miss

Opinion

“C’mon, campaigns. Show some integrity. Take a stand for civility and against misogyny.”

Scot Lehigh  

Ideas

“The complexity of federal rules may not be just a reflection of bad style, but a direct and possibly unavoidable result of how our government works.”

Leon Neyfakh